A Wham-oTM SuperBall has a diameter of 3.5 centimeters. The Earth has a diameter of 12.742 million meters. a) Write both diameters in scientific notation, in meters. b) How many times larger is the diameter of the Earth to the diameter of a SuperBall? Operate and express your solution in scientific notation, and state your result in a sentence.

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15. A Wham-oTM SuperBall
has a diameter of 3.5
centimeters. The Earth
has a diameter of 12.742
million meters.
BAL
a) Write both diameters in
scientific notation, in
meters.
b) How many times larger
is the diameter of the
Earth to the diameter of a
SuperBall? Operate and
express your solution in
scientific notation, and
state your result in a
sentence.
Transcribed Image Text:curate. 15. A Wham-oTM SuperBall has a diameter of 3.5 centimeters. The Earth has a diameter of 12.742 million meters. BAL a) Write both diameters in scientific notation, in meters. b) How many times larger is the diameter of the Earth to the diameter of a SuperBall? Operate and express your solution in scientific notation, and state your result in a sentence.
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